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Aug 1, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Why trading off the one hour time frame can prove to be an excellent choice for a Forex Trader
The choice of time frame to trade off can be a highly contentious issue; many experienced and by definition successful traders, will point out the efficacy of the daily time frame, suggesting that it is the only time frame worth considering trading off. On...
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Jul 27, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on The importance of seeking help if your Forex Trading goes wrong
There’s no point in disguising the fact that learning how to trade forex successfully represents a huge challenge. A completely different skill set is required, in order to trade proficiently, compared to any other occupation we may have been involved...
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Jul 24, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
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Summer is always a fascinating time in the UK, the (increasingly rare) sight of butterflies is a vision to behold, especially the rarer ones. Their beauty, fragility, perfect symmetry, ease of movement and gravity defying changes of direction, as they skip...
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Jul 18, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on How setting trading goals will help us achieve success
Novice traders are constantly reminded that they need to be a “disciplined trader”, in order to succeed. But how do we define ourselves as disciplined traders, what characteristics, or habits do we need to have (or more likely develop), in order...
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Jul 17, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Aim for excellence with your Forex trading strategy
Trading is a precise business and occupation. In our industry we constantly have to deal with very small percentages and numbers. And the difference, between success and failure, in our retail trading industry, can be extremely small. We may be risking only...
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Jul 15, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on How to test a technical indicator strategy for trading the Forex markets; part one
The “novice” and “intermediate” level traders will always experiment with technical indicator strategies during their early months and years. And they should experiment, as without trader curiosity it’s impossible to gauge what...
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Jul 11, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on How to test a technical indicator strategy for Trading the Forex markets; part two
In part one, of this two article series, we discussed how to begin getting ourselves set up to test a trading strategy. We’ve identified the four key groups of technical indicators we’re going to use; a trend following tool, a trend confirmation...
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Jul 11, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Reasons why some novice Forex traders succeed more quickly than others
When you’ve spent the majority of your working life involved in the finance industry (in one form or another), you’ll have met all kinds of fascinating people during your career and life journey. It’s always important to learn from others,...
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Jul 2, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on The common bad trading habit of holding onto loosing trades for long and cutting winning ones too early
A common condition that impacts most novice traders, is the destructive habit of holding onto losers too long and cutting our winners too early. The reasons for this intervention in our trades are many and complex. However, the overriding motivation for this...
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Jun 30, 17 •
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Zahir Shah
Comments Off on How to correctly draw trend lines on a chart when Trading Forex
Without a doubt, learning how to draw effective trend lines on our charts is essential. Trend lines provide one of the most highly visible and simple methods for identifying potential trends, which may be emerging in our market place. However, it’s...